Footrest for radiators



c. R. SQUI RES. FOOTREST FOR RADIATORS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-23.1918;

Patented July 20, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE...

oramnn. SQUIRES, or BAYLQR, MONTANA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LCLYRE R. SQUIRES, a citizen of United States, residing at Baylor, in the county of Valley, State of Montana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Footrests for Radiators; and I do hereby declare the: following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a foot rest, and more particularly to the class of foot rests for radiators.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a foot rest of this character wherein the construction thereof renders the same compact and readily foldable in close proximity to the radiator on which the same is supported and upon the extending thereof, will serve to hold the feet of the user for warming purposes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a foot rest of this character wherein the support for the feet of the user is readily foldable and unfoldable and is securely supported upon a radiator for convenience in the use thereof, the rest being neat, attractive in appearance and when folded will be out of the way and without rendering the radiator unsightly.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a foot rest of this character l which is extremely simple in construction, readily and easily applied to a radiator, strong, durable and inexpensive to manufacture.

WVith these and other objects, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of a radiator showing the foot rest constructed in accordance with the invention, applied thereto and in folded position.

Fig. 2, is an end view of the radiator showing the foot rest extended for use.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 23, 1918.

Patented July 20, 1920. Serial No. 259,356.

Fig. 4, is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view through one end portion of the foot rest when in folded position.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing. 1

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a steam or hot water radiator of the ordinary well known con struction on which is mounted the foot rest which comprises a substantially U-shaped frame 5, the side limbs 6 having pivoted thereto brace arms 7 for supporting the same when folded or in extended position, in a manner presently described.

Embracing each of the end coils or two intermediate coils of the radiator A, are yoke-like clips 8 which are vertically spaced from each other and support vertically disposed spaced angle bars 9, the clips being detachably fastened to the bars 9 and to the coils of the radiator through the medium of headed transverse bolts 10 carrying the usual wing adjusting nuts 11 on the threaded ends opposite the heads thereof and these bolts pass horizontally through the side flanges of the angle bars 9 near the ends thereof and also through the ends of the clips while on the bolts are look nuts 12 which engage against the inner faces of the side flanges of said bars, to hold the same in spaced relation to each other.

The side limbs 6 of the U-shaped frame 5 are formed with lateral terminal extensions 13 constituting T-heads to engage in the guide formed by the spaced bars 9 for the folding and unfolding of the frame 5, the uppermost bolts 10 being designed as stops for the runners 13 when the frame 5 is in horizontal position.

The lower bolts 10 form pivots for braces 7 whose upper ends are pivoted within open ings in the frame 5 as seen in Fig. 3.

The frame 5 can be swung inwardly close to the side of a radiator A when not in use or it can be brought into horizontal position for use, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and is held in such position by the braces 7 and the heads 13 which then contact with the uppermost bolts 10, as will be ap arent.

. 11 one of the bolts 10 is mounted a swing V ing hook 14 to engage the frame when in folded position to prevent the extending thereof. r r r From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and use of the foot .rest will be clearly understood and thereforea more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is: 1. In a foot rest for radiators, the combination with a pair of clips adapted to embrace one coil of the radiator and a like-pair adapted to embrace another coil, the arms of each clip being connected by a cross bolt, and upright angle bars mounted on the bolts of each pair and spaced to form a guide; of a U-shaped frame whose limbs have heads slidable vertically in said guides, and braces pivoted at their upper end to the frame and at their lower ends on the lower bolts.

2. Ina foot rest for radiators, the combination with a pair of clips adapted to em:

brace one coil of the radiator and a like pair adapted to embrace another coil, the arms of each clip being connected by a cross bolt, and upright angle bars mounted on the bolts of each pair and spaced to form aguide; of a U-shaped frame each limb of which projects betweena pair of said bars and has a H v CLYDE R. SQUIRES.

-- Witnesses: v

1 K. C. HANCHETTE,

;W. A. OSTROM; 

